Have you ever had a big emotional reaction to something small, maybe a gentle correction, a short message, or a perceived mistake, and wondered why your body completely spiraled?

In this episode, I share a very real, very human moment where a mild professional boundary triggered an outsized panic response in my body. Tears, freeze, people-pleasing, and that familiar feeling of being “in trouble,” even though nothing bad was actually happening.

If you:

• Panic when you think you’ve disappointed someone
• Spiral after minor mistakes
• Feel intense shame or urgency to “fix it” right away
• Overreact emotionally, even when you know it doesn’t make sense
• Struggle with people-pleasing, perfectionism, or authority triggers

…this episode will help you understand what’s really happening in your nervous system, and why logic alone can’t stop it.

We’ll talk about:

• Why your body reacts before your mind can catch up
• How old survival patterns get activated in present-day situations
• What “fawn,” freeze, and shame responses actually look like in real life
• Why these reactions once kept you safe
• A simple, practical 2-minute reset you can use the next time your nervous system panics

This isn’t about fixing yourself or never getting triggered again.

It’s about learning what to do when it happens, so a moment doesn’t turn into a spiral.

I created the Pocket Resets Community for exactly these situations: short (30–60-second), body-based resets you can use when panic, shame, or old patterns show up unexpectedly.

You don’t need more insight.

You need tools that work when your body takes over.

👉 Want tools you can actually use in the moment?

I created the Pocket Resets Community for exactly these situations: short (30–60-second), body-based resets you can use when panic, shame, or old patterns show up unexpectedly.

You don’t need more insight.

You need tools that work when your body takes over.

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